Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-07
GLIDEWELL'S HOST,
Unaccountable Doing of an I'm
canny Spiritual Itesence.
From The Lauisrlle Co,sfer-Jourrs1l.

From The LauisrlIle Co,3fer-Joura1l.
RUssELLvILLE, Marcel 30.-Nothing
that has occurred in LOAN county with
in the memory of the oRest citizen has
created the excitement and awe which
have been caused by be supernatural
manifestations in the Fucksville neigh
borhood, "GlidewelPs glosto is the chief
topic of conversation d the streets, in
the stores and aroind the family
board. Whether there o anything real
ly supernatural about the affair your
correspondent Will not Hnture TO say. but
II is certainly true that there have been
mighty queer COINS on At GldewelPs, g."
though by what agency s q problem that
Is agitating all the county round about.
A theory is being advanced to the effect
that 1t is the restless split of cid solomon
Rankin, deceased elder of the
society OF the Shakers. who
promised Glidewell, short while
before mis- death, that, il 1t were possible
Tor spirits to return to earth, be would
visit him IN his spirit form, and it is now
thought by some that The departed Solo
mon is keeping his pledge. GlidewelPs
house is but a few miles from the Shaker
village. and it is reported that the in
habitants are so filled with terror that
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caste Shakers have all they can do to dis
suade them from deserving the village.
When Mr.. Glidewell moved from his
late residence the ghost also changed its
base OF operations and followed the I'M
fortunate family to their new dwelling,
rather Increasing than abadng it's bewll-
derlng performances. At the dead hours
OF night the sleeping household will be
thrown into the widest terror and con-
fusion by burst Of demouical laughter,
and Immediately one OF the family Will be
drencbed with "a shower of foul
smelling, ice-cOld water. The vessels in
which the milk had been left at night
would be found the next morning flied
with the repulsive fluid, and on one occa-
sion it was found that the oil had been
removed from a brass hand.lamp aud
some OF this water put in its stead. Doors
which had been left securely fastened are
found open, and the moving OF chairs and
other articles from one side OF the room
to the other, even in broad daylight, is of
frequent occurrence.
But the strangest and most thrilling
demonstration which has yet taken place
occurred Sunday night. Mr.. Glidewell
and his family had retired early, as Is
their custom, and as that gentleman de-
soribes it, che had fallen into his first
heard no sound, but was thoroughly
awake in moment and felt conscious OF
a strange and unnatural presence. He
lay perfectly still, and directly a
pale, blush light. which appeared
to radiate from centre outside
of the east window, slowly permeated
the darkness of the room. Rising eau
tiously he crept toward the window and
saw, about ten steps from the house, a
ball of pale blue flame, apparently about
three inches in diameter, which appeared
to be suspended in the air few feet from
the ground. just as he reached the win
dow this began to wave to and fro. and at
the same time he could hear family the
sound of weird flute-like music, played in
slow and solemn measure, to which the
moving flame gracefully kept time.
Greatly mystified, but not at
all frightened. he picked up
his gun and opened the door. In
mediately the air around him was filled
with strange subtle perfume so power
full that he was almost sutfocated and at
tempted to close the door, but before he
could do so tell insensible across the
threshold. When he regained conscious
ness day was just beginning to break.
Upon his forehead had been placed a wet
handkerchief of a bood-red color and
OF which, delicately worked in
black silk, was the initial gu"
He was stiff with cold, and when
be attempted to rise was so weak that
it was with much difficulty that he could
do so. Nothing in the room had been dis
turbed, but his gun was not to be found.
Since then the handkerchief has been eX-
hibited to hundreds who fiocked to see IT.,
and of the many VINO have examined IL
no one has ever seen one like it. A. Lo-
bred, merchant in Auburn, claimed TO
have sold it, but when this was fully in
vestigated it turned out that he had cir
culated this report merely as an adver-
Using scheme, and that there was no
no truth whatever in 1t.
The state of Mr.. Glidewelps mind, as
may be imagined, is deplorable In the ex-
IRENE. Until his strange experience of
Sunday night, he had borne up bravely
under his troubles, but now he has utter
ly given up, his nervous system is shat
tered, and it is feared that total derange-
ment of the mind will speedily follow. If
he could dispose Of his property he would
move out of the State, but he can find no
one who will take the place at any price,
and as he is a man of limited means and
large family, he is perforce compelled
TO stay where DE is.
The Sheriff, accompanied by one Of the
most prominent gentlemen of the county,
started to-day to visit the ghoul-disturbed
with the avOwed purpose of
solving the mystery before their return.
If they fail it will only be another failure
added to the number OF efforts equally as
"a theirs which have resuItel